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mos/vars Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UIQTTEFE STATES earner caries.

EDWARD PERCY KEBBE, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS; IRENE K. BAILEY, EXECU- TRIX OF SAID KEBBE, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO EVERETT B. KEBBE, F EVERETT,

MASSACHUSETTS.

BED.

Application filed October 23, 1923. Serial No. 670,310.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. KEBBE, a citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Bed, of which the following is a description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in beds and it pertains more particularly to beds known as the concealed type. I

It is one of the objects of the invention to. provide a bed which when not in use may be'folded and stored out of sight for the purpose of giving space to the room which the bed would occupy in its made-up condition.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means for locking the folding elements of the bed in operative position when the bed is set up.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a spring-actuated roller upon which the sleeping portion of the bed is automatically rolled when the bed is not in use.

It is a further object of the invention to construct this spring roller in such a mannor that the same may be entirely removed from the bed structure without relieving the tension of the springs carried by the roller.

It is a furtherrobject ofthe invention to construct the bed in such a manner that when in its operative position it will be rigid and possessed of the necessary strength for the purpose desired.

lVith the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the bed in set-up or operative position;

1 Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the bed in folded position;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation partly in section showing the operation of placing the bed in operative position or knocking down the bed after the same has been in operative position;

Figure 4 is a view in end elevation partly in section of the foot member of the bed;

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the spring roller mounting;

Figure 7 is a detail sectionalview taken hereinafter described.

on the line 7--7 of Figure 4, a portion of the bed being shown in elevation.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character A designates a mantle, and B designates a space thereunder, which, however, may be in the form of a cavity or recess formed in a wall designated by the reference character 0.

As more clearly shown in Fig. 7-, a plurality of hook-like members 10 are secured to the wall G in any desired manner, and one end of a bed structure, designated by the reference numeral 11, is secured to the hooks 10, by means of link sections 12, suitable springs 13 being interposed between the bed structure 11 and the links 12. Connected to the opposite end of the bed structure, are coil sprin s 14, and such coil springs are connected to a roller 15 of the springtype. This roller 15 comprises a tubular member 16 having end sections 17 and a center section 18. A shaft 19 is mounted in the end sections and the center section, and a coil spring 20 is connected at its ends to the shaft 19 and intermediate its ends as at 21, to the center section 18, the roller 15 being mounted for rotation upon the shaft 19. The shaft 19 is provided with a plurality of openings 22, the purpose of which will be The reference numeral designates the foot section of the bed, and such foot section comprises aninverted U-shaped tubular member having side legs 26.

Each of the side legs 26 carries an internal tubular member 27 of smaller diameter than its respective leg member, and mounted in the tubular members 27, there is aswinging latch 28 pivotaly mounted as at 29. latch 28 has a lug 30 carried by one of the side walls thereof, and said lug 30 is adapted to engage, unoer certain conditions, in an opening 31. The reference numeral32 des- This 7 ignates a supporting leg, of which there are two, and each supporting leg is connected to its respective leg member 26, by means of the internal tubular member 27, the break between the leg members 26 and their res ective supporting legs 32 being designatec by the reference numeral 33. The internal tubular member 27 is provided with a slot 34-, through which the pivoted latch 28 projects under the influence of its spring 35 in order that the lug 30 heretofore mentioned may be engaged in its respective opening 31, for a hul'pose to be hereinatter described. ""h su iporting legs are connected b v a versely extending bar which serves to brace the foot member of the bed in a trans verse direction, and on its lower eno each of the supporting legs 32 is prorided with a hook 36 adapted to pass beneath a floor plate 37 and be received in a recess 38 formed in the floor.

It is to be understood tnat this construction is duplicated on the opposite side of the toot member.

The members 26 heretofore mentioned are. provided with slots 40, as shown in Fig. and adapted'lor engagement with the slots 40 and carried by each end 01 the shatt 13) ot the roller 15, there is a ferrule member 11, having diametrically opposed. iugs or projections 41 which are received within the slots 4-.0. Slidably mounted upon each oi the members 26 and adapted to retain the li a: 2 of the ferrule member in position in the slots, is a sleeve suchsleeve being slotted, as at to receive the lug oi? the ferrule member The reference numeral designates a pin adapted to be passed through the openings Q1 heretofore mentioned in the shaft 19 and also through openings :lti in the ferrule member 1-1, in order that the rotation of the shaft 19 relative to the rolltr 15 may be prevented, for the purpose of maintaining the spring under tension when the roller is removed trom its posit ion in the members 26.

Each of the leg members 32 has a projecting lug 50 near its lower end, and a projecting lug 51 near its upper end. llounted between these lugs 50 and 51 on each side oi the bed there is a tubular member 52. h

lt'ach of the members 26 has a lug 5 near its lower end, and said lug is provided with an opening in alinement with the openings in the lugs 50 and 51. Passing through the alined openings in the lugs 50, 51 and 5 3, there is a bolt. 54', which bolt also pas es through the tubular member heretofore mentioned. The tubular member 52 and the bolt 54.- carried at each side of the foot member provides means for pivotall v mounting a supporting brace, such brace comprising a downwardly benttubular member through which the upper end of the bolt 5 t passes, as more clearly shown in vFig. 3. The lower end of this member is provided with a "foot 56, which is adapted to enp e the tloor and act as a brace for he toot member of the bed. These foot members being in the no form of rubber tip, serve to prevent lateral swinging movement of the legs.

Pivotallv connected as at 5? to each of the members 55 and at 58 to its respective tubular member 52, there is an auxiliary brace 59, it being understood that the lower end ot the tubular member is slotted to permit of pivotal movement of the brace therein.

?ivotall v secured. as at (30 to each of the braces 59 and projecting upwardly through ts respective tubular member 55, there is a bar (31. The upper end of each latch is provided with two notches (52 and to receive the detining edge of the slot through which it projects in its respective member and these notches are normally maintained in engagement with the defining edge of their respective members by means of a coil spring 50.

The device 'tunctious in the *t'ollowing manner:

:aming that the bed set up as shown in 1 and it desired to told up the same in order that it ma v be placed within the space B heretofore mentioned: To do this the member is grasped and pulled upwardly until the lugs of the latches 28 eng e in their respective openi1 gs 81, it bein unue' ,tood that the internal tubular member 2? is carried by the members it and slides itreelv in the supporting legs 32 to permit o t this operation. After this has been done. each ot the latching levers (31 is moved out: of engagement with its respective member and thus permits ot a movement ot the parts to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 3 and permitting ot the hooks of the leg members 12 being disengaged from their res iective floor plates 37. When the parts are in this position. the members 55 together with the braces 5!), are swung inwardly ot' the foot member, as shown in Fig. 2. l" the person collapsing the bed. walks toward the space 13. under the influence ot the spring 20, the bed 11 will be wound upon the roller 15. as shown in Fig. 2, and the entire device placed within the space 13, which subsequently closed b v suitable draperies, or the like, D. 1

When it is desired to remove the roller 15,

are rotated until their slots the sleeves -l;-') occupy a position over their respective lugs when the roller ma be lifted bodilv 't'rom the toot section ot the bed. i

Fron'i the foregoing it is apparent that the ,resent invention provides a bed which is capaole of being folded and stored when not in use, and, at the same time, the construction of the bed permits of its being set up and in the setup position is possessed ot sutlicient strength and rigidity for the purpose intended.

ll hat claimed is:

1. ln a folding bed. a folding toot section. a roller carried tbercb3 and upon which the bed bottom is adapted to be rolled, swinging legs for supporting the foot section in operative position, and. means for anchoring said toot section in operative position.

In a folding bed, a bed structure having one of its ends permauentlv secured. a toot member, a spring roller carried bv the foot member and adapted to have the bed bottom rolled thereon when the bed is in its folded position, and brace members pivotally carried by the foot member and adapted to support the foot member and the bed bottom in operative position.

3. In a folding bed, a foot member, a spring roller carried thereby and adapted to receive the bed bottom in rolled form thereon, a plurality of braces for said foot member, means permitting the said braces to be tilted forwardly, said braces being pivotally mounted on the foot member and adapted to swing inwardly within the confines thereof when the bed is folded, and latch members for locl'zing the brace members in their upright positions.

4. In a folding bed, a foot piece, a spring roller carried by said foot piece and adapted to receive the bed thereon, and means for locking said roller in said foot piece, said means comprising spaced lugs carried by the ends of the rollers adapted to be received in openings in the foot piece, and a sliding sleeve carried by the footpiece and adapted to coact with said lugs to prevent displacement of the spring roller relative to the footmember.

5. In a folding bed structure, a foot member comprising a plurality of telescoping sections, a plurality of braces, each of which is connected at one end to a telescoping section of the foot member, an auxiliary brace extending from one of the telescoping members to the first-mentioned braces and piv-c otally secured to each, and means carried by the auxiliary brace and engaging the firstmentioned braces to lock the telescoping sections of the foot member against relative movement.

6. In a folding bed structure, a foot member comprising a plurality of telescoping sections, a plurality of braces, each of which is connected at one end to a telescoping section of the foot member, an auxiliary brace extending from one of the telescoping members to the first mentioned braces and pivotally secured to each, and means carried by the auxiliary brace and engaging the first-mentioned brace to lock the telescoping sections of the foot member against relative movement, said means comprising a pivoted lever having notches adapted to engage the first-mentioned braces.

EDWARD PERCY KEBBE. 

